Seasonal Exhibits

Current Exhibit

Texas Women
and Their Art:
1879 to Present
March 15 - May 31, 2008

Scheduled Exhibits

Art of the Northwest Coast
Sat. June 7 - Sept. 27

Day of the Dead
Oct. 7 - Oct. 31

Nativities of the Americas
Nov. 7 - Dec. 25

Museum Closed

Aug. 1 - Sept 1, 2008
Dec. 25 - Jan. 31, 2009

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The Museum of the Americas presents the colorful and diverse heritage of native peoples of the Americas through a representative collection of late 19th and 20th century artifacts, crafts, and folk art. The rich cultural traditions of these peoples are reflected in the intricate and distinctive designs of the objects they make for daily use, for religious ceremonies and for trade.

The goal of the Museum of the Americas is to nurture understanding of and appreciation for diverse peoples, their history, the beauty they create, and their struggles to survive and preserve their culture when adapting to a changing and often harsh world.

Explore the carvings of Northwest Coast Indians, the graphics of the Plains Indians, colorful costumes of the Seminole Indians of Florida, intricately designed molas from the Kuna Indians of Panama, a complete miniature Mexican village, santos, retablos, and a 19th century altar from Mexico. Take a visual trip through the Western Hemisphere of the past and the present.

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